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Sunday, May 19, 2024

Fatal traffic accident shuts down traffic south of Webster

A fatal traffic accident temporarily shut down traffic late Saturday night south of Webster.

A 27-year-old Tampa man had been at the wheel of a sport utility vehicle at 11:01 p.m. traveling northbound on State Road 471, south of State Road 50, when he attempted to pass another vehicle and had a head-on collision with a southbound tractor trailer truck driven by a 64-year-old woman from Jackson, Ga., according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol.

The Tampa man’s SUV overturned as a result of the collision. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

The woman driving the tractor trailer truck suffered minor injuries.

Eyesore project is becoming serious safety problem

A Village of Pennecamp resident is concerned about an eyesore project near a recreation center. In a Letter to the Editor, he contends it’s become a safety issue.

Must elderly return to work to afford to stay in The Villages?

A Village of Rio Grande resident asks if residents are supposed to go back to work at age 80 to afford to live in The Villages.

Cap the amenity rate and make the golfers pay more

A Village of DeSoto resident, in a Letter to the Editor, says it’s time to cap the amenity rate and make the golfers pay more for upkeep of the courses.

Delivery of The Villages Daily Sun newspaper

A Village of Summerhill resident went out on a rainy morning to get his copy of The Villages Daily Sun and found a “single-bagged sponge.”

Growth is out of control thanks to The Villages

A woman who bought property in Oxford in 1997 believes growth is out of control thanks to the The Villages. Read her Letter to the Editor.